Here's what I suggest-
Check out the "color From layer" library that comes with pIllusion 3.
Use the water drips emitter.
Set the tint color (not the particle color, but the Tint Color) to a pale blue.
Set the tint strength to 10.
That will give you a pale bluish ring mixed with the actual color of the surface, which appears to be displaced like an image in a puddle of water.
Aharon Rabinowitz
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